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According to court documents and evidence presented in court, on Sept. 16, 2021, John Winstead was working as a federal task force officer when he willfully

Former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) tactical officer, Javian Griffin, 38, has been sentenced to 48 months in prison and three years of supervised release for using excessive force against an inmate and writing a false report to cover it up. Griffin pleaded guilty to the offense on Oct. 11, 2023.Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division stated, “The defendant pledged to protect and serve but instead he abused his authority as a c...

A Concord man convicted of racially motivated hate crimes earlier this year was sentenced Wednesday to more than three years in prison.

A Florida man, Frederick Eugene Pierallini III, 27, has been sentenced to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing two federal hate crimes by attacking two Black women with a gun. Pierallini had previously pleaded guilty to these crimes on July 6, 2023.Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division stated, “The defendant is being held accountable for targeting two Black women with a gun on two separate days ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- A former DeSoto Parish sheriff’s deputy, Javarrea Pouncy, 30, pleaded guilty earlier this week to depriving a detainee of his civil rights under color of law by

A Maryland correctional officer pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice and destruction of records related to cover-up of excessive force incident acco

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David Quillen, a correctional officer at the Eastern Correctional Institution in Westover, pleaded guilty to obstruction charges. All to know.

An Ohio man pleaded guilty this month to a misdemeanor charge under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which prohibits a person from intentionally interfering with or intimidating any person because that person is providing reproductive health services. Mohamed Waes, 33, of Columbus, also pleaded guilty to felony charges of communicating interstate threats and conspiracy to commit money laundering.

An Ohio man was sentenced recently to 216 months (18 years) in prison followed by three years of supervised release for attempting to burn down a church because of its support for the LGBTQ+ community.